Screen Opinions (1923-24)

14 SCREEN OPINIONS TELLS THE TRUTH “HOLLYWOOD”— [Class A-c] 90% (Adapted from story of same name) Story: — Movie Aspirant Set Aside in Favor of Grandpa and Rest of Family VALUE CAST Photography — Excellent— Harold Brown. Angela Whitaker Hope Brown TYPE OF PICTURE — Humorous. Joel Whitaker Luke Cosgrove Moral Standard — Average. Lem Lefferts G. K. Arthur 1 Grandmother Whitaker Ruby Lafayette Story — Excellent Comedy — Family. Margaret Whitaker Eleanor Lawson Cast — Excellent — All-Star. Horace Pringle King Zany Author — Excellent — Frank Condon. ^ — Direction — Excellent — James Cruze. September 1 to IS, 1923. f: Adaptation— Excellent — Tom Geraghty. Technique — Excellent. Spiritual Influence — Neutral. Producer — Paramount Footage — 8,197 ft. Distributor — Famous Players Our Opinion MORAL O’THE PLAY — “The Unexpected Always Happens” Snappy Production With Original Comedy Plot — Many Screen Stars Appear in the Picture It seems to us that “Hollywood” should prove a good box office attraction. Of course there is the usual pack of nonsense about the unsophisticated girl believing she can become a moving picture star just because she is pretty, and the ordinary studio stuff, and familiar studies of screen stars. But apart from this the picture has a good comedy plot, is directed in James Cruze’s best style, and is played by a good cast, one of the best of which is Luke Cosgrove, as the grandfather. The names of the cast reveal the fact that some new people have been tried out in this picture. And they have done well. Hope Brown takes a good closeup, and is able to play her part intelligently. Views of Hollywood bungalows, and also of some of the studios, including Universal and, Christie as well as Famous Players, are shown. You can bank on this production pleasing, as it has a laugh in every foot when the plot gets under way. STORY OF THE PLAY Angela Whitaker, a pretty girl in a western town, decides that she is pretty enough to become a movie star, and after reverses are visited on the family, her grandmother, who is in sympathy with her mortgages her property to send Angela to Hollywood with grandfather, who has always been looked on as an invalid, to chaperone her. After many unsuccessful attempts to land something Angela comes home one day to find that grandfather has stolen a march on her and has secured a job in the movies. In the meantime the home folks are disturbed at hearing nothing from the absent ones, and when an unexplanatory letter arrives, grandma is sure that grandfather is either sick or dead, and proceeds with the remainder of the family to Hollywood to investigate. The story ends with all of the family being employed at the studios, while Angela, still unacceptable, has decided to marry the man she loves. PROGRAM COPY— “Hollywood”— With an All-Star Cast The most original comedy of the season. Don’t miss seeing how a pretty miss discovered that it takes something besides beauty to win a place in the movies. An excellent cast of new people play the picture. “OUT OF LUCK”— [Class B]65% (Especially prepared for screen) Story: — Experience of Western Youth in U. S. Navy VALUE CAST Photography — Good — Virgil Miller. Sam Pertune Hoot Gibson TYPE OF PICTURE — Humorous. Mae Day Laura La Plante Moral Standard — Average. Ezra Day Howard Truesdell ■ ■ ■ Aunt Edith Bristol Elinor Hancock Story — Good — Comedy — Family. Captain Bristol DeWitt Jennings Star — Good — Hoot Gibson. Cyril La Mount Freeman Wood Author — Good — Edward Sedgwick. Boggs Jay Morley Direction — Good — Edward Sedgwick. “Kid” Hogan Kansas Moehring Adaptation — Good — George C. Hull. “Pig” Hurley John Judd Technique — Good. ■■ Spiritual Influence — Neutral. August 15 to 31, 1923. Producer — Universal Footage — 5,518 ft. Distributor — Universal (Continued on next page) No Advertising Support Accepted!